Alright, I stand corrected then.

But I don’t think it has rollback netcode or crossplay so I only recommend it if you’re not interested in playing online.

If you want to play online, the latest entry (XV) is the best. It has rollback netcode for smooth online play and crossplay so you have a bigger pool of people to fight against. It’s also more beginner-friendly than earlier games, although its learning curve is still a bit steep compared to other recent fighting games. Also, the new additions to the cast, namely Isla and Dolores, are really cool.

Since you own an Xbox, I wouldn’t think twice about getting it.

As for my personal favourite, I’d say KoF 2002 but it’s not on Xbox.

As far as I remember, yeah, that’s essentially what happened. At first, the government and the police saw drug addicts as criminals in the eyes of the law, and tried to go after them, which is, as far as I know, what the US and a lot of other countries do.

As a Portuguese who was alive (albeit a kid) in the 90s, I can summarize this as we didn’t have enough resources (both human and monetary) to keep enforcing the U.S. drug war model. Since it wasn’t working and we were reaching a critical situation (like half of Lisbon in particular was filled with drug addicts shooting heroin up their veins), we turned to the experts.

The article implies this was a decision made from the beginning of this epidemic, but it was pretty much a last resort because the other model was unsustainable for the government. Not sure if we would’ve adopted it if we had US’ resources.

Also, just giving context here, not trying to diminish this accomplishment.

I’m ashamed to say I’ve never watched Initial D. But it’s on my watchlist.

Not necessarily a song but a whole sub-genre: Eurobeat. It started with Running in the 90s and I just went from there to listening and thoroughly enjoying pretty much the whole Initial D soundtrack.

“So, you just spend all day reading books, right?”

Carlos Paredes - Verdes anos. Paraphrasing a comment on the video: Portuguese soul summed up in a song.